Comments on: Prenatal Screening and Diagnostic Tests http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2006/07/prenatal-screening-and-diagnostic/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gigi http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2006/07/prenatal-screening-and-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-59077 Gigi Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:45:56 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/test/?p=109#comment-59077 I had the NT and blood work. It came out to 1 in 66 chance for Down syndrom. I am freaked out! This is our third pregnancy - no babies, 12w4d. Two miscarriages, one at 17 weeks and the other at 19 weeks, both unclear reasons. I am going to do the second set of blood work and then if I need to amnio is what I will have to do. Again - freaked out! Its a miracle that I am pregnant. So I am not sure what to do. But so far its one day at a time - with freaking out in between. I had the NT and blood work. It came out to 1 in 66 chance for Down syndrom. I am freaked out!

This is our third pregnancy – no babies, 12w4d. Two miscarriages, one at 17 weeks and the other at 19 weeks, both unclear reasons. I am going to do the second set of blood work and then if I need to amnio is what I will have to do. Again – freaked out!

Its a miracle that I am pregnant. So I am not sure what to do. But so far its one day at a time – with freaking out in between.

]]> By: CeCe http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2006/07/prenatal-screening-and-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-52344 CeCe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:18:16 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/test/?p=109#comment-52344 Anyone in favor of CVS or amnio? In a few days I have a first trimester screening appointment with a perinatologist to gather information in order to decide if I should do CVS or amnio. I will be speaking withe a genetic counselor but am trying to gather info. before the appt. I am 35, ttc 2 years and son born still (for unknown reasons) at 21 weeks one year ago. If you have an experience with either CVS or amnio I would like to hear your thoughts. Anyone in favor of CVS or amnio?

In a few days I have a first trimester screening appointment with a perinatologist to gather information in order to decide if I should do CVS or amnio. I will be speaking withe a genetic counselor but am trying to gather info. before the appt. I am 35, ttc 2 years and son born still (for unknown reasons) at 21 weeks one year ago.

If you have an experience with either CVS or amnio I would like to hear your thoughts.

]]> By: mommytoangels http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2006/07/prenatal-screening-and-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-26672 mommytoangels Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:59:19 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/test/?p=109#comment-26672 My husband and I have had 5 miscarriages and last year when we found out we were expecting we were both shocked and afraid. Our pregnancy was pretty uneventful until about the 24th week. We went in for a regular ultrasound and they found that our daughter had infantile poly cystic kidney disease or ARPKD which is fatal. I guess I should say that we choose not to have any testing done early in our pregnancy. We decided that she was given to us for a reason and no matter what we wanted her. So after this ultrasound and the finding of the ARPKD they sent to the prenatal specialist. This was a few weeks after they found it and also after the regular ob-gyn said that she would be fine. Well the specialist gave us the shock of our life. They said that our little miracle had no lungs. That the ARPKD had taken over her whole body and that she would be stillborn. So at 28 1/2 weeks we delivered our little angel. Savannah Jolynne Dodson. She was born quite, she never cried. Our world fell apart. But no matter what I wouldn't have changed anything. I still would have chose not to have the testing done in the start of the pregnancy. I enjoyed the stress free months that I carried her, I loved feeling her. I do think that the testing is a good thing but in the words of my doctor if the test come back that somethings wrong will it change anything? He told me if the anwser is no then why stress over it and I agree. And yes this comes from a women hat said hello and goodbye to our angel all at once but I cherished our time with her. My husband and I have had 5 miscarriages and last year when we found out we were expecting we were both shocked and afraid. Our pregnancy was pretty uneventful until about the 24th week. We went in for a regular ultrasound and they found that our daughter had infantile poly cystic kidney disease or ARPKD which is fatal. I guess I should say that we choose not to have any testing done early in our pregnancy. We decided that she was given to us for a reason and no matter what we wanted her. So after this ultrasound and the finding of the ARPKD they sent to the prenatal specialist. This was a few weeks after they found it and also after the regular ob-gyn said that she would be fine. Well the specialist gave us the shock of our life. They said that our little miracle had no lungs. That the ARPKD had taken over her whole body and that she would be stillborn. So at 28 1/2 weeks we delivered our little angel. Savannah Jolynne Dodson. She was born quite, she never cried. Our world fell apart. But no matter what I wouldn't have changed anything. I still would have chose not to have the testing done in the start of the pregnancy. I enjoyed the stress free months that I carried her, I loved feeling her. I do think that the testing is a good thing but in the words of my doctor if the test come back that somethings wrong will it change anything? He told me if the anwser is no then why stress over it and I agree. And yes this comes from a women hat said hello and goodbye to our angel all at once but I cherished our time with her.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2006/07/prenatal-screening-and-diagnostic/comment-page-1/#comment-26671 Anonymous Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:15:00 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/test/?p=109#comment-26671 I am 42 years and I have had 4 other healthy children. I think the screening is good, however it does play on ones nerves and causes sometimes unecessary stress on the mother. My friend is 38 and had the ultrascreen done in the first rimester and it came back positve, then they did an level 2 ultrasound and it came back the baby was fine! here it was a false positive. false positives are 5% and then some so thatis something to look at as well. As far as amnio goes well my opinion is you can loose your child as a result of that. I do feel that if you really want one than you should make sure you go to a doctor that has done alot of them, and also ask what is the loss rate of him doing them (if they tell you that, hek you have a right to know)> there are pros and cons to this.. so. I am 42 years and I have had 4 other healthy children. I think the screening is good, however it does play on ones nerves and causes sometimes unecessary stress on the mother. My friend is 38 and had the ultrascreen done in the first rimester and it came back positve, then they did an level 2 ultrasound and it came back the baby was fine! here it was a false positive. false positives are 5% and then some so thatis something to look at as well. As far as amnio goes well my opinion is you can loose your child as a result of that. I do feel that if you really want one than you should make sure you go to a doctor that has done alot of them, and also ask what is the loss rate of him doing them (if they tell you that, hek you have a right to know)> there are pros and cons to this.. so.

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